Every business trip I took as part of my marketing career, I always added a few extra days to explore the local scene. Sightseeing was a habit I formed early. Growing up, my family spent summers touring the country in our VW Microbus. I recall fondly my parents studying the fold-out map as we navigated the back roads.

Whenever I scroll through a digital map today, I think about those quaint paper maps. The scope of information they provided was limited to what could be printed on one surface. Today, we can layer information onto digital maps, telling all kinds of stories. And that’s the purpose of Treetops & Rooftops. Using poetry, music, theater, even bird calls, young people create audio recordings describing what’s under the canopy of the treetops and rooftops of their hometowns.​Listen to the talk I gave introducing the digital map project at the Saco Museum. Then join us as we add your hometown to the map.